“Twenty years ago, it seemed to us that Sandormokh as a place and these acts of remembrance divided the present from the past,” said Irina FLIGE in August 2017, at the Day of Remembrance at Sandormokh. “Today, unfortunately, we must recognise that memories of the Great Terror have not become part of our [shared] memory … Continue reading The Search for Sandormokh
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Excavations in the heart of Sandarmokh
Memorial observers monitor the activities of the Russian Military History Society I can't look calmly at this photo. In the very heart of Sandarmokh, between commemorative stones and plaques on the trees, they are now digging up the graves. I have one question. If someone came along and started digging up a memorial to the … Continue reading Excavations in the heart of Sandarmokh
Barbaric excavations again under way at Sandarmokh
New excavations are underway at the Sandarmokh Clearing in Karelia which holds the last remains of thousands of victims of the Great Terror of 1937-1938, writes Halya Coynash. Any pretence that the excavations by a body linked to the Russian Minister of Culture are not aimed at rewriting history has been dispelled by a letter … Continue reading Barbaric excavations again under way at Sandarmokh
Sandarmokh — Moscow press conference
Just as 80 years ago, arbitrary and lawless acts today define Sandarmokh. At a press conference in Moscow, activists and public figures have spoken out in defence of the Karelian memorial to the victims of Stalin's Terror.
Moscow picket
Yesterday I stood with those picketing Putin's administration in support of Yury Dmitriev. Looking at the photos I took it seems that children, if anyone, are taking notice of the placards. Adults also look but many give only a furtive glance or are afraid -- or don't give a damn. But the children read the … Continue reading Moscow picket
The Dmitriev Affair 